E-mu XK-6 Xtreme Keys

The new XK-6 Xtreme Keys is a sleek keyboard version of E-mu's Xtreme Lead-1
sound module and XL-7 desktop module.
The XK-6 comes with the Xtreme Lead-1's 32 MB "X-Lead" soundset which
include techno basses, buzzed out synth leads, pads, dance drumkits, vocal stabs, hits, analog synths, DJ scratches, etc.
Additional E-mu expansion ROM soundsets can be added up to 128 MB. The keyboard is a full 61-keys
long with 16 real-time controllers. There's also 16 on-board syncable/programmable arpeggiators
and the Xtreme Lead's Super BEATS interactive Groove Mode. With 16 mute/enable buttons
this keyboard is set for live and on the fly performances with plenty of real-time controls!
Like the Xtreme Lead, the XK-6 has 64 voices. The XK-6 also features multi-mode resonant
filters, 24-bit DACs, and an affordable price tag!

The XK-6 is part of a new line of performance keyboards launched by E-mu that repackage
their current line-up of top notch sound modules targeted at specific genres. For all purpose
synthesizer, the PK-6 Proteus Keys. For HipHop and R&B, the MK-6 Mo’Phatt Keys. For techno trance
and dance, the XK-6 Xtreme Keys. And Halo from Ensoniq, which is another all purpose synthesizer.

Every one of these ships with one 32 MB sound-set, but are expandable up to 128 MB via
three additional slots for 32 MB expansion cards.
These cards include (ranging from $249 to $395):

With these expansion options, you could buy a PK-6, then add the sounds of the Orbit 3, XK-6, and the MP-7...
or any other combinations you may want. If you like desktop synths, you can start with an MP-7 or
XL-7, and then add these same expansion card options to add Proteus, Orchestral, or the new Halo
sounds to them. E-mu/Ensoniq's interchangeable sound cards and a variety of keyboard/sound-module options
means that there's a model out there for everybody now.